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Thermal and Thermomechanical Management in Electronic Systems

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2025 | Viewed by 679

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School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: boiling heat transfer and enhancement under ground and microgravity; microchannel heat sinks; hydrogen energy transportation
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School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: boiling and evaporation heat transfer; loop heat pipes; vapor chambers; thermal management of 5G stations and data centers
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MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic Equipment, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Interests: electronic thermal management; two-phase flow; boiling heat transfer; evaporation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the fast development of communication, AI and new energy technologies, thermal management in electronics and batteries is growing more and more important, such as in spacecraft, data centers, 5G stations, mobile devices and batteries in vehicles or energy storage. Hence, high-efficiency cooling methods or devices are urgently needed. This Special Issue welcomes original manuscripts related to the topic of Thermal and Thermomechanical Management in Electronic Systems.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Heat and mass transfer;
  • Boiling, evaporation and condensation;
  • Passive cooling devices like heat pipes, vapor chambers, etc.;
  • Active cooling systems like microchannel heat sinks, pump-driven cooling loops, etc.;
  • Energy storage and conversion.

Prof. Dr. Yonghai Zhang
Dr. Xiaoping Yang
Prof. Dr. Jiaqi Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • thermal management
  • electronics
  • energy storage
  • heat and mass transfer

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Optimizing Thermal Performance of Mini Heat Exchangers: An Experimental Analysis Using a Full Factorial Design
by Sergio da Silva Franco, Álvaro Augusto Soares Lima, Alvaro Antonio Villa Ochoa, José Ângelo Peixoto da Costa, Gustavo de Novaes Pires Leite, Márcio Vilar, Kilvio Alessandro Ferraz and Paula Suemy Arruda Michima
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(7), 4052; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15074052 - 7 Apr 2025
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This study seeks to investigate the heat dissipation process in a minichannel heat exchanger, commonly employed for cooling electronic components. The analysis centers on two key factors: global thermal resistance (GTR) and the heat transfer coefficient. The innovation of this [...] Read more.
This study seeks to investigate the heat dissipation process in a minichannel heat exchanger, commonly employed for cooling electronic components. The analysis centers on two key factors: global thermal resistance (GTR) and the heat transfer coefficient. The innovation of this study resides in the development and analysis of a mini heat exchanger optimized using chemometric methods to achieve efficient thermal dissipation. Various conditions, including the power source, volumetric flow rate, and ambient temperature, were varied at both low and high levels to assess their impact on these variables and establish the optimal conditions for heat dissipation. The cooling of electronic components, such as processors, remains a topic of ongoing research, as the miniaturization of components through nanotechnology requires enhanced heat dissipation within increasingly smaller spaces. This experimental study identifies the optimal conditions for both GTR and the heat transfer coefficient within the examined parameters. GTR is minimized with a power of 30 W, an ambient temperature of 29 °C, and a flow rate of 2.50 L·min−1. The results indicate that electrical power was the most significant variable affecting GTR, while ambient temperature also played a determining role in the heat transfer coefficient. Full article
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